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Chaos Erupts Among Thousands Of Partygoers In Long Branch
A flash-bang of smoke broke up thousands of rowdy partygoers attending a Jersey Shore pop-up event after brawls broke out late Saturday, May 21, authorities said. Footage posted to social media shows hundreds of people gathered in Pier Village partying in the late afternoon hours. The large-scale gathering encouraged by a flyer posted on social media brought thousands of people to Pier Village in Long Branch, ultimately creating a public safety emergency as of 9 p.m., Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey said. “The Riot” in Pier Village, Long Branch NJ before the police used gas and…
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State Report On 'Widespread' Prison Abuse Triggers NJ Corrections Commissioner's Resignation
A scathing report on alleged problems within the New Jersey prison system prompted Tuesday's resignation of the state Corrections Commissioner, officials said. Gov. Phil Murphy, at a press briefing, said he was very disturbed by the report, which focused on assaults by prison guards at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Union Township, Hunderdon County. Hicks was a 14-year employee of the state Department of Corrections who was appointed to the top prison job early last year. State legislators have been pushing for improvements within the state prison system, and even…
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Covid-
19 Ravages Northampton County Prison With 22 More Inmates Testing Positive
Northampton County Prison is no stranger to a second wave of COVID-19 cases. An additional 22 inmates and three staff members tested positive at the Easton prison since last week, the Department of Corrections said Tuesday, Dec. 22. Those new cases bring the total to108 inmates and 38 employees who tested positive since the onset of the pandemic in March. As of Tuesday, there were 515 inmates in the Northampton County Prison. Of the 108 inmates who tested positive, 34 were in quarantine, with 74 having either finished their self-isolation or been released. Thirty-one of the 38 staff memb…
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Feds: Newark Ex-Con Drug Dealer Found With Loaded Gun, Heroin, Crack
A federal judge ordered a Newark ex-con accused of running a neighborhood drug ring held pending trial after authorities said they caught him 194 crack vials, 64 heroin folds and a loaded handgun. Investigators seized Ibraaheem “Ish” Islam, 32, following warranted searches of his home and two vehicles, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Federal agents said they watched as Islam sold drugs “on a regular basis” on Chadwick Avenue before moving in on him on Saturday. Seized with the drugs was a FN Herstal model “FN Five-SeveN” pistol loaded with 17 rounds, a complaint on file in U.S. Distric…